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Cacao seedlings on the window sill

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To graft cacao root stocks you need a steady hand

To graft cacao root stocks you need a steady hand

Bennett's

Coffee and Milk Chocolate - OmNom Chocolates, Reykjavik, Iceland

Coffee and Milk Chocolate – OmNom Chocolates, Reykjavik, Iceland

Dancing the cocoa

Dancing the cocoa

The cacao trees at Peter Beier HQ are quite happy in giant plant pots - Gurre, Denmark

The cacao trees at Peter Beier HQ are quite happy in giant plant pots – Gurre, Denmark

Chocolate tree pose

Chocolate tree pose

Peter's pyramid interpretation of the flodderblomb

Peter’s pyramid interpretation of the flodderblomb

Peyton and Byrne Chocolate range

Peyton and Byrne Chocolate range

Passionfruit couture chocolate

Passionfruit couture chocolate

Their aroma was just spellbinding

Their aroma was just spellbinding

The signature criolla truffles - Criollo Chocolaterie, Malmo Sweden

The signature criolla truffles – Criollo Chocolaterie, Malmo Sweden

Cocoa Hash

Cocoa Hash

Annelli Viik's white chocolate truffle and the Romeo and Juliet went down a treat

Annelli Viik’s white chocolate truffle and the Romeo and Juliet went down a treat

Raspberry macarons with rose ganache

Raspberry macarons with rose ganache

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Beans drying in the sun

Beans drying in the sun

For all our hard work, we were gifted a pod that took our fancy to take home with us

For all our hard work, we were gifted a pod that took our fancy to take home with us

Building Swales

Building Swales

Beautifully detailed eggs, filled with Fazer classics

Beautifully detailed eggs, filled with Fazer classics

Smaller more 'bespoke' bars with unusual pairings - dark and pollen anyone? - Kehrwieder, Tallinn Old Town, Estomia

Smaller more ‘bespoke’ bars with unusual pairings – dark and pollen anyone? – Kehrwieder, Tallinn Old Town, Estomia

Second fish, I'm getting good at this

Second fish, I’m getting good at this

Edmund

Edmund

Mattieu, Sharon, me and David

Mattieu, Sharon, me and David

Edmund, Budz and I

Edmund, Budz and I

Donkey Time

Donkey Time

Eating the chocolate face mask

Eating the chocolate face mask

#cheflife at Mekana Chocolates, New Zealand

#cheflife at Mekana Chocolates, New Zealand

Harvesting the pods, and making a bit of a mess

Harvesting the pods, and making a bit of a mess

Chocolate Workshop

Chocolate Workshop